The college baseball season is in high gear but that does not mean it is too soon to start looking ahead to the 2021 MLB draft this July. Now that an appreciable sample size of player performances has accrued in the collegiate ranks, mock drafts are beginning to appear among the sports media.
Coming into the season, Florida baseball had one player who was projected as a sure-shot in the top 10 of the draft — if not the top five. The team also returned a few players who did not find their fortune in last year’s professional selection process, one of whom apparently has improved his stock in 2021.
MLB.com published its latest mock draft on Wednesday, which included two current Gators sneaking into the top-30 picks this summer. Right-handed pitcher Tommy Mace, who has hit some rough spots this year but has also shown a good deal of growth, as well as slugging centerfielder Jud Fabian made the cut in these prognostications and both are expected to be selected in the final third of the draft.
Here is a look at where the two land, both in the draft and their projected professional franchise according to MLB.com.